Can-opener okoxde



Au 25, 1925. -1.-,s51,440

S. M. TEETER CAN OPENER GUDE Fild Jan. 28, 1924 Mfg 55$ 3mm PatentedAug. 25, 1925.

SAMUEL-M. 'rnn'rnn, or s'r. LOUIS, mssotmr.

onusornnnn GUIDE.

Application filed ll'anuary 2a, 1924. Serial no, 689,177;

To all whom it may concern J Beit known that-I, S MunL M. Tnnrnn, acitizen of the United States, residing at- Saint Louis, in the county ofSaint Louis and State of ,Missouri, have invented oer tainnew and usefulImprovements ina -Gan- QpenerGuide, ofwhich the following is aspecification, I a

I This inventionappertains todevices for opening cans. and .thl p m ybje t f. h invention is to provideja novel can..opener which is soconstructed th t es me w cut:..the= topv of the .canentirely of! of? thesame and permitthe can to be; used over again with the addition of alidfonhome canning'purposes; I

A fiirther object of? the: i n o is, the provision of an improved canopener having a novel cutting blade, which is so shaped, as to turn downa flange on the remaining portion of the top of the can during theopening of the can, whereby the said flange will act as a retainer forthe new can top, when the same is associated with the can.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a novel guide andholder for the can opener, whereby the can opener will be held incorrect position relative to the can during the opening operation, sothat a complete disk of circular shape will be cut from the can top.

still further object of the invention is to provide an improved canopener of the above character, which will be durable and eificient inuse, one that will be simple and easy to manufacture and one which canbe placed upon the market at a reasonable cost.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel construction,

arrangement and formation of parts, as will p be hereinafter morespecifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved can opener showing the samein use, the canbeing partly broken away, the novel guide for the canopener being shown in diametric section.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the can opener and the guide, and

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the guide for the can opener.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein similar referencecharacters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,the letter A generally indicates the can opener therefor and C a canonwhich the openet and guide can be used, v y I The opener A comprises a;flat, shan'lgjf5' having one end anchored in, a suitable m ap a ng ha dg p 16- The'oute iendint I j the shank 5 has riveted or otherwise.secured to its. lower surface as at .7 a metal stripfi, 'l h forwa rlnclof th tal trip 8,5 ,113.19,- vlded with. a depending pivot 9 :andl ifOr wardly extending punching jpointdllk shown the a punching point 10'.j located, 7 at right angles to the depending pivqt 1 11151 in para lefelationto the shank .51] ppm site end ofthe strip 8v is. provided a dcpending cutting l vital part of the presentginvention,

negligent posite side edges of the cutting blade 11 are beveled from theouter face toward the inner face to provide opposite'cutting edges andthe lower end of the blade is beveled downwardly from the outer face ofthe blade toward the inner face of the blade to provide a cutting andpunching point 12. The cutting edges of the blade and the Thanhpunchingand cutting point 12 are so formed as to make a clean cut of thecircular disk cut from the can top as will be hereinafter more fullydescribed and to form a depending flange on the portion of the top afterthe disk has been cut therefrom.

The improved guide B also forms a vital part of the invention andcomprises a circular top 15 and a depending flange 16 which is adaptedto snugly receive the upper end of a can and to engage the side wallsthereof. The axial center of the top wall 15 is provided with a pivotopening 17 for the reception of the pivot 9, for a purose, which willalso be hereinafter more fully described. The top 15.at a point adjacentto the flange 16 is provided with a slot or opening 18 through which thecutting blade 11 is adapted to project for permitting the blade to cutthe can top.

This guide B is so formed, that it will be necessary for the shank 5 tobe always held in a horizontal position thereby insuring of the correctand easy cutting of the can top. I

which the can opener is held in a vertical position and the penetratingpoint 10 is inserted through the opening 17 and forced through the can.Now this insures the punching of the can at the center thereof. Afterthe point 10 has been driven through the can top 21 the can opener ismoved down to a horizontal position and the cutting blade 11 is forcedthroughthe slot 18 into the can. The can is now tightly held in one handand the can opener in the other and the can opener is given a rotarymovement around the can, which will effectively sever a disk from thetop thereof. As the disk is being severed a flange 22 will be formed onthe remaining portion of the top, which will serve as means for holdinga snap lid in position on the can. It is desirable to cut the top fromthe can in such a manner that the can can be used over again for homecanning purposes and when the top is severed in themanner described,ordinary snaps for the top such as are employed on syrup cans can bebought and associated with the can. If desired the top can be sealed bythe use of suitable wax or the like.

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit or thescope of this invention.

What I claim as new is:

1. A can opener comprising a shank, a handle at one end of the shank, apenetrating point and pivot at one end of the shank, and a cuttingandpenetrating blade carried by the shank and disposed at a pointintermediate its ends, and a guide for engaging the top of the can fordetachably receiving the penetrating point and pivot and the cuttingblade.

2. A can opener comprising a shank, a penetrating point and pivot at theforward end of the shank, a cutting blade carried by the shank at apoint intermediate its ends, a guide including acircular top and adepending flange for receiving the top of'the can, the top wall havingan axial opening therein for detachably receiving the penetrating pointand pivot, and a slot adjacent to the flange for detachably' receivingthe cutting blade.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

SAMUEL M. TEETER.

